Maintaining cognitive and physical health across the adult lifespan: the contribution of psychosocial factors.

ABSTRACT: Research demonstrates that demographic (e.g., age, sex), behavioral (e.g., exercise), and lifestyle (e.g., drinking habits) factors are related to individual differences in cognition and health. Although some work has examined modifiable psychosocial factors (e.g., control beliefs, purpose in life, social contact) in relation to cognition and health, they are typically examined separately. We used data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study to investigate whether a composite measure of sense of control, purpose in life, and social support assessed at the second wave (M2) would be associated with cognition (episodic memory, executive function) and health (functional health, chronic conditions) ten years later at the third wave (M3). Participants (N = 2,497) ranged from 33 to 83

SUBMITTER: Taylor MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12494166 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature